Affiliation:
1. TIMOTHY GOODWIN, Ed.D., is the Chair of Professional Education at Bemidji State University, 318 Bensen Hall, 1500 Birchmont Dr. NE no. 35, Bemidji, MN 56601; e-mail: tgoodwin@bemidjistate.edu.
Abstract
Based on the life experiences of six prominent environmental voices – Fritjof Capra, David Quammen, Brian McLaren, Douglas Wood, Sylvia Earle, and Louise Chawla – I recommend changes in curriculum content for general science courses, specifically biology courses, to increase the ecological identity of our next generation. Experiences that allowed these individuals to develop an emotional connection to the natural world were an important component of their ecological identity. Coupling outdoor experiences with the development of systemic and ecological thinking skills was also crucial. Changing the science curriculum to reflect more holistic and systemic thinking by integrating with humanities and reflective practices is a necessary step to create a population with a highly developed ecological identity.
Publisher
University of California Press
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Education
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